Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position



' April 26, 1932.

c. F. PYM 1,855,413

MEANS FOR HOLDING SHOE UPPERS IN LASTED POSITION Filed Jan. 21, 1930 Fig. 5. t

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Patented Apr. 26, 1932 STAT-E15 PATENT CHARLES F. PYM, or BEVERLY; MASSACHIiSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEKSSIGNMENIS,

TO THE LITILEWAY PROCESS COMPANY, or BosToN,"MAssAcnosETTa'AcoRro- RATIONOF MASSACHUSETTS MnAiIsi-on admits siren mern ns in ease-simmer:

manta-0i Tiled "Jana-y 21, 1930. SeriaI'No. 425,444.

"This invention relates to means for use in the manufacture of shoes for holdingthe uppers lasted position, and "more particu'larly to means adapted foruse temporarily injholdin or pressing engagementwith a portion'of an upper on the bottom of'a shoe to maintain the upper in lasted position until conditions are such that itwill remain in that position without the aid of extraneous fastening or holding means, as a result,for example, of the'hardening of cement between the upper and an insole or, as applied to box toes, the hardening of theboz; toe stiffening material. The invention is applicable to the manufacture of shoes of different kinds, including those in which the margin of the upper is lasted in generally parallel relation to the bottom of the last over theouter face of an insole, and-also those in which it is lasted "'20 in the angle adjacent to a lip or rib on the insole; as in shoes of the. welt type, and accordingly the] invention is herein illustrated by reference to the manufacture of these two kinds of shoes. The invention is further illustrated by reference to the lasting of the toe ends of shoes, although it is to be understood that itis not thus limited in its applicability. h v

An object of the invention, in'general, is to provide 'means of the above-mentioned character so constructed as to adapt it to be readily applied to a shoe and removed therefrom, and also of such construction as to render it especially effective in its application of pressure to the upper in a location atior near theedge of the shoe bottom. For the purpose in view'the invention accordingy provides novel upper-holding or pressing means comprising, as herein illustrated, a device having a portion formed to engage the upper continuously alon the edge of that portion of the shoe bottom where the device is located and to press it toward the bottom face of the last and another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing'portion for use in fastening the device to the shoea nd ofiset relatively to the upper 'pies'sing "portion to position it' in spaced relation to the shoe bottom. For use in the manuwill not 'tend'to restriet'theamount'ofip es sure applied by the de viceinear the edge of i e the shoe bottoin and will, moreover in a e ssl p fid ng c venient for theflater upper-trimm ng open ation. on a shoe ofthifSQ type the offset re ntion of the inwardly extending poiftio i of the device ,afiords room for the wri margin of tlie upper whil ealso' insurilj in general, against any possibility offrestriction of the amount of pressureapplied to "the 1 per by reason of'eng'agenient of thetlevice with a portionof the :shoe located far'th wardlyfroni the edge of thes than that portion where the pre v s jiip plied. In the use of the device on sh'oesof that type in which the insole is provided with a lip or rib (hereinafter-refs r'dto as a lip) against which the upper islasteifthe upper-pressing portion of the device serves to press "the upper upon the feather insole and' also to cenf rm'it'tq theangle between the feather and the lip, while the offset relation of 'the' inwardly extending portion of the device permits the 'latter 'to clear the lip and tojextjend inwardly beyond it. For use in lasting the'toes of shoesythe device herein shown comprises a rigid' fplate having a marginal upper-pressing poiition curved in general similarity to the contour of the edge of the shoe bottomarou'nd the toe; and in accordance with a furthliimportant characteristici the construction is such as to provide surfacesadapted to be engaged by thetoe wipers of a lasting machine for pressing the deviceboth inwardly over the shoe bottom lengthwise of theshoe and in adirection toward the" bottoni'face of the last preparatory'to the fastening of the device to the shoe.

While it is contemplated that the device may be held on the shoe in various ways, it is herein shown as provided with a plurality of holes in its inwardly extending portion through which fastenings, such as tacks, are driven into the shoe bottom to clamp the device in pressure-applying relation to the upper. To facilitate the driving of the tacks depressions may be formed, as illustrated, adjacent to the tack holes to receive and position the nozzle of a tack-driving tool, such as a hand tacker, these depressions also permitting the tacks to be driven farther into the shoe or last and therefore contributing to the security with which the device is fastened to the shoe. It will accordin ly be evident that the device may be quickly and easily fastened to the shoe, and also that it may be readily removed by inserting a suitable tool between its inwardly extending portion and the bottom of the shoe and prying it away from the shoe bottom.

The novel features of the invention will now be more particularly described by reference to the accompanying drawings and thereafter pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating how the upper-holding device provided by the invention may be applied to the toe portion of a shoe by the aid of the toe-embracing wipers of a bed-lasting machine, the shoe illustrated being one of that type in which the upper is lasted over the outer face of an insole in generally parallel relation to the last bottom;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line IIII of Fig. 1, illustrating more clearly the construction of the device and its relation to the shoe and the wipers, the toe band of the lasting machine being omitted;

' Fig. 3 is a section on the line IIIIII of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the upperholding device detached; and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating the application of the device to a shoe having an insole provided with a lip against which the upper is lasted.

The upper-holding or pressing device hereing shown comprises a rigid metal plate having a marginal portion 10 curved in general similarity to the curvature of the edge of the toe end portion of the bottom of a shoe and formed to apply to the upper continuously around the toe end of the shoe bottom pres sure in a direction toward the bottom face of the last to press the upper upon an insole on the last. The width of the marginal portion 10 of the plate is such that in operating on shoes of that type in which the upper is lasted over the insole in generally parallel relation to the bottom of the last, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it applies its pressure over an area extending a substantial distance inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom to maintain the upper in a substantially flat condition and also, if cement is used to fasten the upper to the insole, to insure an extended and effective bond between the upper and the insole. The construction, however, is preferably such that the pressure is applied only in a location at a substantial distance from the edge of the upper, so that portions of the margin of the up per adjacent to its edge, where the wrinkles produced by the gathering of the margin around the toe are most prominent, will not tend to restrict the amount of pressure applied near the edge of the shoe bottom and will also be left in a more or less upstanding condition convenient for the later upper-trimming operation. In operating upon shoes of that type in which the insole is provided with a lip a- (Fig. 5) against which the upper is lasted, the marginal portion 10 of the plate serves to press the upper upon the margin or feather of the insole and also to maintain it in close conformity to the angle between the feather and the lip.

For use in fastening the upper-holding device or plate to the shoe, it is provided, in the construction shown, with another portion 12 arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion and offset relatively to the latter to position it in spaced relation to the shoe bottom. In operating on shoes of the type illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 this affords room between the plate and the insole for the wrinkled margin of the upper extending inwardly beyond the upper-pressing portion 10 of the plate, while also insuring, in general, against restriction of the amount of pressure applied near the edge of the insole by possible engagement of the plate with another portion of the shoe bottom. In the use of the device on shoes of the type illustrated in Fig. 5 the offset relation of the inwardly extending portion 12 permits it to clear the lip of the insole while extending inwardly beyond it.

While it is considered that a device having characteristics such thus far described may be held in pressure-applying position in various ways, its inwardly extending portion 12 is herein shown as provided with a plurality of openings or holes 14 to receive tack driven through the insole and into the last to clamp the device by their heads in pressure-applying relation to the upper. As illustrated, the holes 14 are arranged in a row extending around the toe end of the shoe bottom. but located farther inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom than the upper-pressing portion of the device and farther inwardly than the lip of the insole in operating on shoes of the type shown in Fig. 5. It will be understood that tacks may or may not be driven in all the holes provided, and also that the number or arrangement of the holes may be varied. To facilitate the driving of the tacks by the use of a tack-driving tool, such as a hand tacker of the type commonlysused in lasting, there are, provided depressions lti in will be understood that the depressions 16 mamay be omittedin case, .for example, it is de: a

sired to use alhammer for'driving the tacks. In accordance withafurther characterist c,

the, uppereholding device herein shown is so. constructed as to adapt it to .be, readily. r pressedagainstthe shoe and, held until it is fastened to the shoe by means of the toe-em bracing wipers of a bed'lasting machine.

whereby the upper is wiped inwardly over the insole before the device is applied to the :Sl'lOQ. In Fig. 1 there is shown a portion of a;

bed lastingmachine of a well known type, features; ofwhich are disclosed, for example,

in Letters Patent-No. 1,284,870, granted on November 12, 1918 upon an application of zfieMatthias Brock, It will be understood that such a machine includes toe-embracing wipers which are advanced lengthwise of the shoe andclosed inwardly over-the sides of the toe by a hand lever and are also moved height- 3Q wise of the shoe by a treadle in a well-known manner, It will be seen thatthemarginal portion 10 of the'device presentsanupper surfaceadapted to be engaged by the wipers to press the device down upon the shoe bot- ;;tom, and at the junctionof this portionof by the edges of the wipers to force the device Qqinwardly over the shoe bottomin a direction 7 lengthwise of the shoe .to insure that the upper will be drawn tightlyover the edge of the insoleandalso, in operatingon shoes of the'type illustrated in Fig. 5, that it will q be pressed closely against the lipfof the insole,

It will be understood that theupper will first be wiped inwardly over the insole by the wipers to shape its marginal portion preliminarily in lasted relation to the insole,'after 59;: which the wipers will be retractedia-nd the upper-holding device applied a to the shoe.

The wipers will thereafter be again advanced and closed in engagement with the upperholdingdevice and will also be pressededownlie wardly toward the shoe bottom to force the device firmly againstthe shoe in the manner above described, and then. the tacks will be driven to fasten the device in pressu'ieap plying relation to the upper. It will be ohthe tacks are driven in locations spaced at substantialdistances fromthe edges of thewipers.

be left on the shoe until conditionsare such at' h pper ema ni l ted PO itiQIL i the ,plateadjacentto theholes14 to receive and ,position thejend of the, nozzle ,of the. tacker. This construction also permitsthe' tacks to be driven farther into the .lastand'. therefore contributes to the security.v Wltll which the device is fastened to the shoe, Itv

without the use of extraneous fastening or, holding means, by reason, for eXample of the hardening 0f cement between the upper and v the insole or, in the case of boxtoes the harda ening of the box toe,stiffening tmaterial Thereafter thedevice will beremoved from, theshoe, preferably by-inscrtinga suitable;

,tion as to render it especially effective in pressing the upper firmly and evenly upon the, insole at or near theedge of the shoe bottom, and also a device adaptedto be readily ap, plied to theshoeand fastened in operative. position and thereafter readily removed from, the shoe. 7 i i A. different form of device for. a similar purpose is disclosedin a copending applica; tion, SerialNo. 494,152, filed on November 7, 1930 as a division of another copending application Serial No. 332,156,Vfiled on January 12, 1929 in which is claimed a method involving the use of such a device; and all claims to subject-matter common to thedisclosures of said copending applications and this applica tionare made in the copending applications Having described the invention, what- 1 claimiassnew, and desire to secure by Lelters m the device with the inwardlyiextending por tion12 thereis furtherprovided a shoulder or surface 22 (Fig. 4) adapted to be engaged Patent. of the United States is;

1. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted-to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe. on a last andh avinga portion formed for substantial; 7 4 ly continuous engagement with the upper 7 along theedge of that portion of the shoe bot;

tom wherethe device is located to press the. upper toward the bottom faceof the last, said device having another portion arranged to y extend farther inwardly from the edge of the shoesbottom than its upper-pressing portion for, use. in holding the device on the shoe and ofiset relatively to said upper-pressingpor tion to positionit in spaced relation to the tom wherethe device is located ,to press the 1 upper toward the bottom face of the last, said served that the holes 14 are so arrangedthah device having another. portion arranged to extend farther inwardly from theedgeof the .7 shoe; bottom than its upper-pressing port-ion and j offset relativelyto said upper-pressingportion to position it in spacedrelation tethe e, atten, sa dii v r y' xte dingipprtion; ,1.

of the device being formed to cooperate with fastening means applied in such relation thereto as to clamp the device down upon the shoe bottom.

3. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device having a portion formed for holding engagement with an upper on the bottom of a shoe and another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-holding portion and offset relatively to said upper holding portion to position it in spaced relation to the shoe bottom, said inwardly ext-ending portion of the device being so formed as "to adapt it to be fastened to the shoe by fastening means penetrating the shoe bottom.

4. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device having a portion formed for holding engagement with an upper on the bottom of a shoe and another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-holding portion and offset relatively to said upperholding portion to position it in spaced relation to the shoe bottom, said inwardly extending portion of the device having openings therein arranged to receive fastenings driven into the shoe bottom to fasten the device to the shoe.

5. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and having a portion formed to press the upper toward the bottom of the last upon the outer face of an insole on the last and another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-press ing portion and offset relatively to said upper-pressing portion to position it out of'pressure-applying relation to the shoe bottom, the inwardly extending portion of said device being formed to receive fastening means ap plied in clamping relation thereto and extending through the insole into the last to hold the upper-pressing portion of the device pressed down upon the shoe bottom.

6. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device formed to press an upper toward the bottom face of a last only in a location spaced a substantial distance from the edge of the upper and having a portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion, said inwardly extending portion of the device being so formed as to adapt it to be fastened to the shoe'by fastening means penetrating the shoe bottom to hold the device in pressure-applying relation to the upper.

7 Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and having a portion formed for substantial- 1y continuous engagement with the upper along the edge of that portion of the shoe bot 'tom where the device is located and arranged to press the upper toward the bottom face of the last only in a location spaced a substantial distance from the edge of the upper, said device having another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion and formed to cooperate with fastening means applied in such relation thereto as to hold the device pressed down upon the shoe bottom.

8. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and having a portion formed for substantially continuous engagement with the upper along the edge of that portion of the shoe bottom where the device is located and arranged to press the upper toward the bottom face of the last only in a location spaced a substantial distance from the edge of the upper, said device having another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upperpressing portion and provided with openings arranged to receive fastenings driven into the shoe bottom to fasten the device in pressure-applying relation to the up- 9. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and formed to press the upper toward the bottom of the last over an area extending a substantial distance inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom but terminating at a distance from the edge of the upper, said device being formed for attachment to the shoe farther inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion.

10. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and formed to press the upper toward the bottom of the last over an area extending a substantial distance inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom but terminating at a distance from the edge of the upper, said device having a portion arranged to extend inwardly over the shoe bottom beyond its upper-pressing portion in spaced relation to the shoe bottom and formed to cooperate with fastening means penetrating the shoe bottom to hold the device in pressure-applying relation to the upper. l

11. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device formed for holding engagement with an upper in the angle between the feather and the lip of an insole, said device being constructed for attachment to the shoe farther inwardly from the edge of the insole than the lip.

12. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device formed for holding engagement with an upper in the angle between the feather and the lip of an insole and also formed to extend inwardly over the insole beyond the lip, said dev-ice being constructed to cooperate with means engaging it farther inwardly than the lip to hold it pressed down toward the feather of 5 the insole. 1

13. Means for holdingshoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device having .a portion formet; for holding engagement withan upper in the angle between the feather and the lip of an insole and another portion arranged to extend inwardly over thelip and offset relatively to said uppenhol ding portion to clear the lip, said inwardly extending portion of the device being formed toreceive fastening means applied in clamping relation thereto to hold the device'on the shoe. 7

14. Means for holding-shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device formed for holding engagement with an upper 'in the angle between the feather and the lip of'an insole and also formed to extend inwardly over the lip and over a portion of the insole beyond the lip, said inwardly extending portion of the device being so constructed'as to adapt it to be fastened to the shoe by fasten ing means penetrating the insole.

15. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device having a portion formed for holding engagement with an upper in the angle between the feather and the lip of an insole and another portion arranged to extend inwardly over and beyond the lip and oifset relatively to said upperholding portion to clearthe lip, said inwardopenings therein arranged to receive fastenings driven into the shoe bottom to fasten the device to the shoe.

16. Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising'a device formed for holding engagement with anupper on the bottom of a shoe, said device having openings therein arranged to receive fasteningsdriven into the shoe bottom to fasten the device to the shoe and being soformed as to determine the position in relation to said openings of a tool for driving the fastenings.

17. Means for holdingshoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device formed for holding engagement with an upper onthe bottom of'a shoe, said devicehaving holes therein arranged to receive tacks driveni'nto the shoe bottom tofasten the device t'o'th-e shoe and having depressions adjacent to said holes formed to receive and position thenozzle of a teacher for driving the tacks.

18. ;Means for holding shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device having a portion formed for holding engagement with an upper on the bottom of a shoe andanother portion arranged to extend fartherinwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-holding portion and offset relatively to said upper: holding portion to position it in spacedrelation to the shoebott0m,- said inwardly exly extending portion of the device having tending portion of the device having holes therein arranged to receive headedfast'enings penetrating the shoe bottom to fastenthe device to the shoe and having depressionsad jacent to said holes formed to receive the heads of the fastenings toposition them in closer relationto the shoe bottom.

19. Means for holdingthe toe portionsof shoe upper-sin lasted position comprisinga device adapted to be positioned over the bot tom of a shoe on a last and having a marginal portion 'curved similarlyto the" edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom and formed for substantially continuous engagement with the upper around the toe to press the npper toward the bottom face' of the last, said device having another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly from the edge of: theish'oe bottom than itsupper-pressing portion'rfor use in fastening the device to the shoe and offset relatively to said upper-pressing er: tion to position itin spaoed relation to the shoebottom. V

20; Means for holdingxthe toe portions of shoe uppers in-lasted position comprisingea device adapted to be'positioned over'the bot tom of a shoe and having a portion curved similarly to the edge of the toeiend of the shoe bottomfor holding engagement with'the upper around the toe andanother portion arranged toexten'd farther inwardly over the shoe-bottom; than its upper-"holding portion and offset relatively to said upper-holding portion to position it in spacedqrelationito the shoe bottom; said inwardly: extending portion of. the device being so formed asto adapt it to be fastened to the shoiebyfasteningmeans-penetrating the shoe bottom.

. 21. 'Meansfor holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted-position "comprising a device adapted to be positione'dover the bottom-ofa shoe one last and having a portion curved similarly" to the edge of the I toe end of the shoe bottom forpressing'theupper about the toe upon the outer face'ofan insole and another portion arranged to extend" farther inwardly over the 'shoelbottointhan its upper-pressing portion and oliset relatively to said upper-pressing portioifito'position it out of pressure-applying relation to the shoe bottom,- the-inwardly extending portion-of the device having one j or more openings therein arrangedto receive meansfor; fasten} ingit to the last through the insole to hold the upper pressing portion of the device" 111- pressure-applying 'relationto theup-per.

22. Means for holding the-toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted positioncomprisingra plate adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe and-having-a' marginal port-ion; curved to extendiaround'thetoe'endlof the; shoe bottom and formed to apply to' the upper pressure over an area extending a si'rbstantial distance inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom, said plate having another portion upraised from said marginal portion and arranged to extend inwardly over the shoe bottom beyond said marginal portion, said upraised portion being formed to cooperate with fastening means applied to fasten the plate to the shoe.

23. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lastedposition comprising a plate adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe and having a marginal portion curved to extend around the toe end of the shoe bottom and formed to apply to the upper pressure over an area extending a substantial distance inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom, said plate having another portion upraised from said marginal portion and arranged to extend inwardly over the shoe bottom beyond said marginal portion, said in-' wardly extending portion of the plate having holes therein arranged to receive tacks driven into the shoe bottom to fasten the plate in pressure applying relation to the upper.

24. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and formed for substantially continuous engagement with the upper around the toe to press it toward the bottom of the last over an area terminating at a substantial distance from the edge of the upper, said device being formedrfor attachment to the shoe farther inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion.

25. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and formed for sub stantially continuous engagement With the upper around the toe to press'it toward the bottom of the last over an area terminating.

at a substantial distance from the edge of the upper, said device being formed to extend inwardly over the shoe bottom beyond its upper pressing portion and having in its in wardly extending portion openings adapted to receive fastenings driven into the shoe bottom to fasten it to the shoe.

26. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and formed to press the upper around the toe toward the bottom of the last over an area extending a substantial distance inwardly from the edge of the Shoe bottom but terminating at a distance from the edge of theupper, said device being constructed to cooperate with means engaging it farther inwardly from the edge of the shoebottom than its upper-pressing portion to hold it in pressure applying relation to the upper.

1 27..Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and formed to press the upper around the toe toward the bottom of the last over an area extending a substantial distance inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom but terminating at a distance from the edge of the upper, said device having a portion arranged to extend inwardly over the shoe bottom beyond its upper-pressing portion and formed to cooperate with fastening means penetrating the shoe bottom to hold the device in pressure-applying relation to the upper.

28. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and having a portion curved similarly to the edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom and formed for sub stantially continuous engagement with the upper around the end and along the sides of the toe to press theupper toward the bottom of the last only in a location spaced a substantial distance from the edge of the upper, said device having another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion and arranged relatively to said upper-pressing portion to position it in spaced relation to the shoe bottom, said inwardly extending portion of the device being constructed to cooperate with means applied to fasten the device to the shoe in pressure-applying relation to the upper.

29. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and having a portion curved similarly to the edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom for pressing the upper about the toe upon the outer face of an insole and another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portionand offset relatively to said upper-pressing portion to position it out of pressure-applying relation to the shoe bottom, said inwardly extending portion of the device having a row of holes therein arranged to receive fastenings driven through the insole and into the last near the end and the sides of the toeto fasten the device in pressure-applying relation to the upper.

30. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe on a last and having a portion curved similarly to the edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom for pressing the upper about the toe upon the outer face of an insole and another portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion and offset relatively vto said upper-pressing portion to position it out of pressure-applying relation to the shoe bottom, said inwardly extending portion of the device having holes therein arranged to ranged to receive tacks driven into the shoe bottom to fasten the device to the shoe and being so constructed as to determine the position of the nozzle of a tacker in relation to each hole for driving the tack.

32. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bot tom of a shoe in holding engagement with the upper around the toe end of the shoe botttom and having surfaces arranged to be engaged by the toe wipers of a lasting machine to press the device both inwardly over the shoe bottom and downwardly upon the shoe bot tom simultaneously, said device having a portion arranged to extend farther inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom than its upper-holding portion and formed to cooperate with fastening means applied in clamping relation thereto to fasten the device to the shoe.

33. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a. device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe in holding engagement with the upper around the toe end of the shoe bottom and having surfaces arranged to be engaged by the toe wipers of a lasting machine to press the device both inwardly over the shoe bottom and downwardly upon the shoe bottom simultaneously, said device having a portion arranged to extend farther inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom than its upper-holding portion and formed to cooperate with fastening means penetrating the shoe bottom to hold the device in pressureapplying relation to the upper.

34. Means for holding the toe portions of,

shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over the bottom of a shoe in holding engagement with the upper around the toe end of the shoe bottom and having surfaces arranged to be engaged by the toe wipers of a lasting machine to press the device both. inwardly over the shoe bottom and downwardly upon the shoe bottom, said device having a portion arranged to extend inwardly over the shoe bottom beyond the edges of the wipers and hav ing in said inwardly extending portion a plurality of openings spaced at substantial distances from the ed es of the wipers to receive fastenings driven into the shoe bottom for fastening the device to the shoe.

35. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lastedposition comprising a device adapted to be positionedoverthebot tom of a shoe on a last in 'engageni'entwith theupper around thetoe end of'the' shoe bottom to press the upper upon the" outer face of an insole and having a portion arranged to extend farther inwardly over 'the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion and offset relatively to said upper-pressing por tion to position it in spaced relation tothe shoe bottom, said device having surfaces arranged to be engaged by the toe wipers of a lasting machine to press the device 'both inwardly over the shoe bottom and dov'vn wardly upon the shoe bottom, and said-inwardly extending portion of the device having one or more openings therein to receive fastening means penetrating-the shoe bottom to fasten the device to thesh'oe in pressure-applying relation to the upper.

36. Means for holding the toe porti'ons'of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device adapted to be positioned over-the bot;

tom of a shoe on a last and having a portior'i curved similarly to the edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom for pressing the'u-pper about the toe upon the outer face of an insole and another portion arrangedto'e'xtend farther inwardly over the shoe bottom than its upper-pressing portion and ofiiset relatively to said upper-pressing portion to position it out of pressure-applying relation to the shoe bottom, the different portions of said device being so arranged relatively to each other as to provide surfaces adapted to be engaged by the toe wipers of a lasting machine to press the device both inwardly over the shoe bottom and downwardly upon the shoe bottom and the inwardly extending por-"'*" tion of the device having therein a plurality of holes arranged to receive fastenings driven into the shoe bottom to fasten the device to the shoe.

37. Means for holding the toe portions i shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device having a marginal portion curved similarly to the edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom for holding engagement with the upper in the angle between the featherand the lip of an insole around the toe and having another portion arranged to extend inwardly over the lip for use in fastening the device to the shoe and offset relatively to said upper-holding portion to clear the lip i 38. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device having a marginal portion curved similarly to the edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom for holding engagement with holding portion to clear the lip, said inward- :ly extending portion being formed to cooperate With means for clamplng the device down upon the shoe bottom.

39. lvleans for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a device having a marginal portion curved similarly to the edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom for holding engagement with the upper in the angle between the feather :and the lip of an insole around the toe, said device havlng another portion arranged to extend inwardly over the shoe bottom beyond the lip and formed for attachment to the shoe by fastenings driven into the shoe bottom.

40. Means for holding the toe portions of shoe uppers in lasted position comprising a plate having a marginal portion curved similarly to the edge of the toe end of the shoe bottom for holding engagement with the upper in the angle between the feather and the lip ofan insole around the toe and having another portion upraised from said marginal portion and arranged to extend inwardly over the insole beyond the lip, said inwardly extending portion of the plate having holes therein arranged to receive i'astenings driven into the shoe bottom to fasten the device to the shoe.

7 In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES F. PYM. 

